📋 Key Takeaways
- 1.What it means: The boiler attempted to ignite but failed to detect a flame. This can be caused by low gas pressure, a faulty igniter, dirty flame sensor, or a closed gas valve.
- 2.What to do: Check your gas supply is on (try another gas appliance). Press the reset button once. If the fault returns, call a Gas Safe engineer.
- 3.DIY or engineer? You can try one reset after addressing the cause. If it returns, call a Gas Safe engineer.
Fault Code EA: Ignition lockout
The boiler attempted to ignite but failed to detect a flame. This can be caused by low gas pressure, a faulty igniter, dirty flame sensor, or a closed gas valve.
This fault code can often be cleared by addressing the underlying issue (e.g. repressurising) and pressing the reset button once. If the fault returns after one reset, do not keep resetting — call a Gas Safe engineer to investigate.
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